II. n. That which one procures or obtains by any means, lawful or otherwise; hence booty, spoil, plunder, gains, casual acquisitions. Obs. in Eng.
Sc. 1703 M. MartinDescr. W. Isles 299: They [two eagles] commonly make their Purchase in the adjacent Isles and Continent, and never take so much as a Lamb or a Hen from the Place of their Abode.Sc. 1710 T. Ruddiman Gl. to DouglasAeneis: He lives upon his purchase as well as others upon their set rent.Sc. 1776 D. HerdSc. Songs II. 234: There dwells a Tod on yonder craig, . . . He lives as well on his purchase, As ony laird or knight.Sc. 1808 Jam.: We still say, He lives on his purchase, of one who has no visible or fixed means of sustenance.Sc. 1816 ScottAntiquary xxiv.: Dousterswivel's brow grew very dark at this proposal of leaving him to his “ain purchase”.